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Renewi and Freepoint Eco-Systems to build new waste plastic sorting and treatment infrastructure
Renewi and Freepoint Eco-Systems are set to enter into a long-term partnership to produce feedstock for the advanced recycling of waste plastics.
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What can a local football team teach us about young people’s views on water bottles?
Over the previous football season, Packaging Europe got involved in a packaging sustainability collaboration with a local youth football team, with a view to learning about young consumer habits and behaviour. What results is a small-sample snapshot of differing behaviours, differing perceptions of sustainability – and the familiar gap between consumer ideas and actions.
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Nouvelles Fibres Textiles supply CARBIOS with polyester textiles for biorecycling
CARBIOS and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a contract for the supply of polyester textiles to the ‘world’s first’ PET biorecycling plant currently under construction in Longlaville, France, hoping to enable 5,000 tonnes a year of textiles to be redirected towards biorecycling from 2026 onwards.
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Sole-Mizo fills and packs milk products with SIG cartons and machinery
Bonafarm’s Sole-Mizo is adopting SIG’s state-of-the-art Midi 12 Aseptic filling machine and carton packaging for its dairy products; the partners have set their sights on combined flexibility and high efficiency in the production process.
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European Union signs Bridge to Busan Declaration to limit global plastic production
The European Union has signed the Bridge to Busan Declaration, aiming to establish an international, legally binding instrument that moderates the production of primary plastic polymers and tackles the impacts of plastic pollution.
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Connected packaging campaign links Tetra Pak consumers to sustainability games
Appetite Creative and Advertising Design Studio have developed new on-pack communication for Tetra Pak, designed to educate consumers about sustainability through games and information accessed via QR code.
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Greiner Packaging’s recyclable solution utilized for instant porridge brand
Food producer Symington’s has been using Greiner Packaging’s K3 cardboard-plastic solution for its Naked instant noodles since 2021, and is said to be the ‘first UK food producer’ to move its Oatburst instant porridge brand to Greiner Packaging’s K3 r100 self-separating, designed-for-recycling variant.
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Carmencita and ITC Packaging partner for new paprika packaging
Spanish companies Carmencita and ITC Packaging have collaborated to produce new paprika packaging with light barrier properties and a two-sided flip top cap, designed to ‘revolutionize’ spice shelves in stores.
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U.S. Government unveils landmark plastic pollution strategy
As the United States’ presidential election looms, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced its intent to phase out all single-use plastics across US federal government agencies by 2035 and all single-use plastic products in foodservice, packaging, and events by 2027.
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TerraCycle aims to recycle used malt sacks and save 70 tonnes of plastic yearly
In an ‘industry-first’ partnership, maltster Crisp Malt and TerraCycle are working to collect, recycle, and repurpose used malt sacks – anticipating the rescue of 70 tonnes of plastic from landfills and incinerators annually.
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Government funds Maastricht University’s research on circular plastics
Maastricht University has been granted funding from the Dutch government in three projects pursuing circularity for plastics, including a collaboration with Danone, The Kraft Heinz Company, and others to improve recycling technologies for polyolefin-based food packaging.
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Scientific journal to cover Carbios’ enzyme-embedded, ‘home-compostable’ PLA
Carbios and the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute are publishing an article presenting an enzyme-embedded PLA designed to quickly biodegrade in home-compost conditions – a development expected to result in plastic packaging that is compostable at ambient temperatures.
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Diageo and ecoSPIRITS distributing alcohol to venues in refillable containers
Diageo and ecoSPIRITS are in a global agreement to distribute Gordon’s gin, Captain Morgan rum, and Smirnoff vodka in reusable packaging at bars, hotels, and restaurants via the ‘lower carbon, lower waste’ ecoTOTE technology.
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Brands guided towards renewable plastics as Neste and Mitsubishi join forces
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered a strategic partnership seeking to develop value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for Japanese brands – an effort hoped to defossilize supply chains in the food and beverage, apparel, and consumer electronics sectors.
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Siegwerk and Masterpress partner to improve labelled packaging recyclability
Siegwerk has launched its first full UV flexo deinking system for the European market, CIRKIT CLEARPRIME UV E02, designed to be a ‘validated solution’ for safe and economic deinking of UV-printed self-adhesive labels (PSL) and improve a pack’s recyclability.
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Burgopak designs packaging for at-home hormone testing kit
German biotech startup Inne has selected Burgopak to create bespoke packaging for its minilab product, said to be the ‘first’ at-home hormone testing kit.
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Microcapsule technology trial to preserve nutrients in dairy products
In partnership with Yili Innovation Centre Europe, Xampla will test and validate its microscopic natural polymer capsules for preserving vitamins and nutrients in milk, cheese, yoghurt, and other dairy products.
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Amcor and Lorenz Snacks collaborate on ‘recycle-ready’ snack packaging
Amcor has collaborated with Lorenz Snacks to launch new ‘recycle-ready’ packaging for its Lentil Coated Peanuts product, which has a reported 51% carbon footprint reduction.
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Olympic athletes implore Coca-Cola and Pepsi to drive reusable packaging in sports
In the run-up to the 2024 Olympics, over 100 sports organizations and athletes have signed a letter led by Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana and EcoAthletes calling for The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to increase reusable packaging and tackle plastic pollution.
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Aerosol recycling rate expected to increase in Suez and Alupro partnership
A two-year partnership between Suez and Alupro forms part of a roadmap to collect aerosol cans via household recycling streams and improve their recycling rate.